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ments above gold and precious 7 Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me; yet is my 8 Therefore hold I straight all delight in thy commandments.

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8 The righteousness of thy tes- the transgressors; because they timonies is everlasting: O grant keep not thy law. me understanding, and I shall

live.

EVENING PRAYER.
Clamavi in toto corde meo.

7 Consider, O Lord, how I love thy commandments; O quicken me according to thy loving-kind

ness.

Call with my whole heart; 8 Thy word is true from everhear me, O Lord, I will keep lasting; all the judgments of thy thy statutes. righteousness endure for ever2 Yea,

even unto thee do I call; more.
and I shall keep thy

bres help me, testimonies.

the 3 Early in the morning do I ery unto thee; for in thy word is th my trust.

4 Mine eyes prevent the night watches; that I might be occupied in thy words.

Principes persecuti sunt. PRINCES have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 2 I am as glad of thy word, as one that findeth great spoils.

3 As for lies, I hate and abhor them; but thy law do I love. 4 Seven times a-day do I praise thee; because of thy righteous

5 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy loving-kindness; quicken me according as thou art judgments. hyvont.

5 Great is the peace that they 6 They draw nigh that of ma- have who love thy law; and they ice persecute me, and are far are not offended at it.

from thy law.

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6 Lord, I have looked for thy 7 Be thou nigh at hand, O saving health, and done after thy Lord, for all thy commandments commandments.

are true.

7 My soul hath kept thy tes 8 As concerning thy testimo-timonies, and loved them exceedies, I have known long since, hat thou hast grounded them for

3ver.

Vide humilitatem.

Consider mine adversity, and
deliver me, for I do not for-

get thy law.

ingly.

8 I have kept thy commandments and testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.

Appropinquet deprecatio.

ET my complaint come before thee, O Lord; give me

2 Avenge thou my cause, and understanding according to thy deliver me; quicken me accord-word.

ing to thy word.

2 Let my supplication come 3 Health is far from the un-before thee; deliver me accordgodly; for they regard not thy ing to thy word. 3 My lips shall speak of thy 4 Great is thy mercy, O Lord; praise, when thou hast taught me -quicken me as thou art wont. thy Ste

statutes.

5 Many there are that trouble 4 my tongue shall sing of me, and persecute me; yet do I thy word; for all thy commandnot swerve from thy testimonies. ments are righteous. 6 It grieveth me when I see

5 Let thine hand help me; for I

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3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, unto their own wickedness, the have mercy upon us; for we are Lord shall lead them forth with tterly despised. the evil doers; but peace shall

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4 Our soul is filled with the be upon Israel. Cornful reproof of the wealthy,

nd with the despitefulness of the roud.

Psalm 124. Nisi quia Dominus.

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EVENING PRAYER.

Psalm 126. In convertendo.

WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion, then

F the Lord himself had not been were we like unto them that Lord on our side, now may Israel dream.

day; if the Lord himself had not 2 Then was our mouth filled een on our side, when men rose with laughter. and our tongue 2P against us;

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with joy.

2 They had swallowed us up 3 Then said they among the uick when they were so wrath-heathen, The Lord hath done ully displeased at us.

3 Yea, the waters had drowned
Is, and the stream had gone over
our soul.
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4 The deep waters of the proud
gone even over our soul.

esd 5 But praised be the Lord, who

great things for them.

4 Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us already; where of we rejoice:

5 Turn our captivity, O Lord, as the rivers in the south.

6 They that sow in tears, shall

sal not given us over for a prey reap in joy. nto their teeth.

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7 He that now goeth on his 6 Our soul is escaped even as way weeping, and beareth forth birds out of the snare of the good seed, shall doubtless come owler; the snare is broken, and again with joy, and bring his ve are delivered. sheaves with him.

7 Our help standeth in the name of the Lord, who hath nade heaven and earth.

Psalm 125. Qui confidunt. the THEY that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion, which may not removed, but standeth fast for

be

ever.

Psalm 127. Nisi Dominus.

EXCEPT the Lord build the house, their labour is but lost that build it.

2 Except the Lord keep the city, the watchmen waketh but in vain.

3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late 2 The hills stand about Jerusa- take rest, and eat the bread of lem; even so standeth the Lord carefulness; for so he giveth his round about his people, from this beloved sleep.

time forth for evermore.

4 Lo, children and the fruit of 3 For the rod of the ungodly the womb, are an heritage and cometh not unto the lot of the gift that cometh of the Lord. righteous; lest the righteous put 5 Like as the arrows in the their hand unto wickedness te hand of the giant, even so are the 4 Do well, O Lord, unto those young children.

that are good and true of heart. 6 Happy is the man that hath 5 As for such as turn back, his quiver full of them; they shall

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